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Wapwallopen in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Wapwallopen

 
 
Wapwallopen Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 29, 2015
1. Wapwallopen Marker
Inscription. Name of the former Indian town near the mouth of the Wapwallopen Creek. Indian trails connecting old Wyoming, the "Warrior's Path," and the Juniata and West Branch Susquehanna valleys intersected here.
 
Erected 1948 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Native AmericansRoads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list.
 
Location. 41° 4.29′ N, 76° 7.829′ W. Marker is in Wapwallopen, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County. Marker is at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 239 and West Country Road on State Route 239. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wapwallopen PA 18660, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. War Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.7 miles away); Mocanaqua (approx. 4.8 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 4.8 miles away); SSgt. Day G. Turner (approx. 4.9 miles away); World War Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); a different marker also named War Memorial (approx. 4.9 miles away); Nescopeck (approx. 5 miles away).
 
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Wapwallopen Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 29, 2015
2. Wapwallopen Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

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